General Information
Chinese Name: 上海市档案馆
Address: The Bund:9 Zhongshang Donger Rd. Shanghai
Chinese Address: \\上海黄浦区中山东二路9号
Phone Number: \\021-63336633
Fax Number:
Email Address: \\shdaxxw@archives.sh.cn
Online: http://www.archives.sh.cn/
Database Search: http://202.136.215.235:9080/newcatalog2/newmenu/newmenu.jsp?do=js
Entry Fee: \\None.
Opening Times: 9:00-16:30, Monday through Sunday. Note that you cannot request new materials on the weekend, but you are free to read materials you have collected earlier or read documents that have been scanned into the computer.
Closed:
Information Last Confirmed: May 2010
Directions
Different ways of getting there:
- Take 926, 26, 46 bus get off at the Bund.
- Take subway to People's Square, change to bus 125, get off at the Bund.
- Take subway to Henan Zhonglu and walk.
Usage
No letter of introduction is required. The SMA has a guide in Chinese and a short guide in English. Their collection is searcheable by key word. There is no research fee. Photocopying fees depend on whether your documents are pre or post-1949.
Facilities
Card Catalogs:
Computers: \\Many computers are available for searching the online catalog/indices.
Reading Room: \\Very comfortable, climate-controlled.
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Nearby Food: Many options for Chinese and Western food; wide range of prices.
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